Weston Youth Orchestra November Concert
Weston Youth Orchestra would like to welcome you to our second Autumn
Concert which includes a wide variety of music, performances from both our
Junior and Senior Orchestras, and a number of solo items. We hope that you
enjoy your time with us this evening!
The Orchestra is very grateful for the support received from our audiences as
well as from family and friends of Orchestra members. We are pleased to be
able to offer young musicians the opportunity to experience orchestral
playing, including concert performances, as well as the chance to socialise
with other young musicians and to experience a broad repertoire of music.
The orchestra continues to invest in new items to add to our extensive library
of music and some of our most recent purchases feature as part of tonights
programme.
We continue to welcome new members each year to both our Junior and
Senior Orchestras, so if you are inspired by what you hear this evening, or
know of a young musician who might be interested to join us, please get in
touch! More information about the orchestra, including its history, past
programmes and how to join can be found at our website:
www.westonyouthorchestra.org.uk.
We hope you enjoy the show!
Weston Youth Orchestra
BackgroundWYO was established in 1958 to provide an environment for young musicians to
improve their performance skills through playing in an orchestra. Many former
members have gone on to forge careers within the world of music, including
conducting and performing with the worlds top orchestras, arranging and composing
music as well as playing for West End shows. In 2010 Nigel Hess, the former orchestra
member and prominent composer of television and film scores, became the
orchestras president.
We are a self-funding voluntary organisation whose income is generated solely from
public performances and annual membership fees.
On average we perform four full concerts each year. Repertoire for these is primarily
sourced from our own library; this includes works ranging from standard Classical
repertoire through to music from Stage & Screen.
Programme Notes Second Half
La Rjouissance Georg Frideric Handel
La Rjouissance forms part of The Music for the Royal Fireworks which is a wind
band suite composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. Handel was requested to
compose this music under contract of George II for the fireworks in London's Green
Park that were held on the 27th of April 1749. The celebration marked the end of
the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
in 1748.
Eastern Dance Charles Woodhouse
Born in 1879, Charles Woodhouse became a very experienced violinist and played in
various London orchestras. He also composed a large quantity of music for young
musicians, which included Eastern Dance.
Three Swedish Folk Dances - Friedrich Mehler
Mehler was a German violinist and pianist, born in Frankfurt in 1896. After visiting
the Swedish island of Gotland in 1921 he chose to emigrate there. He spent his
career mainly teaching at local schools , but also composing and conducting local
ensembles. The Three Swedish Folk Dances are one of his lesser known works.
Aladdin Alan Menken
Our Junior Orchestra will end their performance within tonights concert with an
arrangement of music from the popular Disney film Aladdin. Listen out for familiar
favourites within the score of the music.
Overture from Raymond Ambroise Thomas
The Senior Orchestra will now perform an overture by Ambroise Thomas. This piece
highlights the different sections within the orchestra, including an oboe solo and
delicate interactions between the wind and string sections. The overture builds to a
rousing finish with all sections of the orchestra working together to create a
dramatic end to this varied, exciting piece of music.
Selections from Miss Saigon Claude-Michel Schnberg
We will end tonights concert with an arrangement of music from the popular
musical Miss Saigon. Miss Saigon is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame
Butterfly and tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman
abandoned by her American lover. The setting of the plot is relocated to the 1970s
Saigon during the Vietnam War, and Madame Butterfly's story of marriage between
an American lieutenant and geisha is replaced by a romance between an American
GI and a Vietnamese bargirl.
Junior Youth Orchestra
1st Violin Cello Clarinet
Chloe Hanlon Ella Hutchinson Thomas Perry
George Skeen Amy Anderson Chloe Phipps
Charlotte Painter Natalie Page Laura Caton
Naomi Curnow Charlie Mitchell
Toby Mitchell Trumpet
Bass Daniel Lucas
2nd Violin Peter Rice Jack Hanlon
Amelia Ford
Joshua Perry Flute Trombone
Sophie Gardner Vicky Lee Max Hutchinson
Julia Trybull Maisie Slingsby Matthew Lucas
Peter Skeen Jessica-Anne Lee
Percussion
Viola Oboe John Skeen
Maria Parfitt Anna Whiting Jack Perry
Piano
Helen Page
Programme Notes First Half
Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Mikhail Glinka
Russlan and Ludmilla is an opera in five acts composed by Mikhail Glinka between
1837 and 1842. The opera is based on the 1820 poem of the same name by
Alexander Pushkin. The best-known music from the opera is its overture which our
senior orchestra will perform as an introduction to this evenings concert.
LArlesienne - Georges Bizet
L'Arlsienne Suite No. 2 was arranged and published in 1879, four years after
Bizet's death, by Ernest Guiraud, using Bizet's original themes. Despite this the
second suite is generally credited to Bizet since he wrote the themes and the basic
orchestration. The suite includes four movements; Pastorale, Intermezzo,
Minuet and finally Farandole which the senior orchestra recently performed at
our October Concert. Our senior orchestra will be performing the suite in its
entirety this evening.
Selections from Cirque du Soleil - Arr. Wagner
The Senior Orchestra will now perform a selection of music that features as part of
the performances of Cirque du Soleil, a Canadian entertainment company that is
now the largest theatrical producer in the world. The score, which was arranged by
Douglas Wagner, features items from various circus shows including
Saltimbacoand Corteo.
Nordic Capriccio Erland von Koch
A capriccio or caprice is a piece of music that is usually free in form and of a
lively character. A typical capriccio is fast paced and exciting and Von Kochs
Nordic Capricio demonstrates both of these features. Todays performance will
involve a timpani solo from Frederick Tiso, accompanied by the senior orchestra.
Senior Youth Orchestra
1st Violin Flute Trumpet
Jack Hanlon (Leader) Naomi Curnow Daniel Lucas
Annie Tiso Vicky Lee Mitch Siviter
Stephanie Ball Maisie Slingsby
Andrew Barrington Diane Parfitt Trombone
Kira Davis Mark Goddard
Laura Heathcote Oboe Jon Hopes
Sam Elms Anna Whiting
Helen Page Percussion
2nd Violin
Clarinet
Laura Caton Jack Perry
George Skeen Thomas Perry Frederick Tiso
Chloe Hanlon John Skeen
Charlotte Painter Cello
Joshua Perry Ella Hutchinson Piano
Toby Mitchell George Rabin Helen Page
Viola
Amanda Shearman
Bass
Maria Parfitt Peter Rice
Forthcoming Concerts
4 March 2016, 7.30pm
All Saints Church, W-s-M
24 April 2016, 5.00pm
Boulevard Church, W-s-M
SECOND HALF
JUNIOR ORCHESTRA
La Rejouissance Handel
Eastern Dance Woodhouse
Anchors Aweigh Zimmermann
Cello quartet: Ella Hutchinson, George Rabin,
Natalie Page, Charlie Mitchell
Three Swedish Folk Dances Mehler
Aladdin Menken
SENIOR ORCHESTRA
Overture from Raymond Thomas
More Brothers
Soloist: Thomas Perry (Saxophone)
Lamont
Selections from Miss Saigon Schnberg
FIRST HALF
SENIOR ORCHESTRA
Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Glinka
LArlesienne
1. Pastorale 2. Intermezzo
3. Minuet 4. Farandole
Bizet
Kozanis Trad. Greek
Soloist: Joshua Perry (Violin)
Selections from Cirque du Soleil Arr. Wagner
Tuskers Tarantella
Soloist: Natalie Page (Cello)
Neville
Nordic Capricio
Soloist: Frederick Tiso (Timpani) Von Koch
Interval - 20 minutesThe Princes Hall bar will be open during the interval &
after the concert
